diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
index 0c0dedece59c..eb0099a21288 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
@@ -587,9 +587,11 @@ static int h5_recv(struct hci_uart *hu, const void *data, int count)
 		count -= processed;
 	}
 
-	pm_runtime_get(&hu->serdev->dev);
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&hu->serdev->dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&hu->serdev->dev);
+	if (hu->serdev) {
+		pm_runtime_get(&hu->serdev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&hu->serdev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&hu->serdev->dev);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }